In the past four months, Monmouth College has implemented a new policy for parental leave. The policy states that parental leave is guaranteed for up to six weeks to full-time faculty and staff. During this six-week period (or however much time employees decide to take), employee sick…

After perhaps its stiffest competition yet with hundreds of more entries than previous years, the Courier staff came home from the 32nd annual Illinois College Press Association conference with a memorable “first” under its belt: three first place ICPA awards. Former photography editor junior Kelsi Ford received…

If you are lucky enough to receive a slip in your mailbox today, behind the colorfully decorated mailroom door you will find a cheery red-headed woman who is guaranteed to appear just as excited as you about your mail. Sandy Russel-Corbin has spent the last decade at…

His friends like to call him “the kid from Nepal.” They’re taking about Pritesh Chalisé. You can’t miss his exceptionally big smile and perfectly pointed mohawk. Chalisé is an enthusiastic and devoted member of Sigma Phi Epsilon on the Monmouth College campus. He is very involved with…

The money keeps rolling in for Monmouth’s development and college relations office: the college is set to complete one of its top three highest fundraising years on July 1. “Normally when you have so much major gift activity in a fundraising effort, you kind of worry about…

Illinois is home to some of the most fertile soil in the world. It is no surprise that Monmouth College utilizes this rich resource through campus activities, including the Educational Research Farm and Garden. The Educational Research Farm and Garden gives students hands-on experience with agriculture and…